Defender or Discovery oil leaks

I had a serries 3 and from what i was told and had Landrovers are built with oil leaks from the factory :-}

mine always leaks from some where.i just patch up another leak and viola another appears...but hey look on the bright side if its leaking you know you have a full sump and conversly if it stops you might be in the bleep e :)

Voxon

Landrover dealer once told me that they were designed to leak in order to protect the underneath from rusting. Might explain the often quoted L/R statistic that some 75% (if I recall correctly) of all L/R sold are still on the road!!!

Rgds

David

I have a Nissan G60, a VR Commodore and a VC Valiant and they all leak somewhere. The Nissan leaks out of the output shaft on the transfer case. Drip drip and it looks serious. Then when I go to fill it up every two or three months it will only take 200ml. I also have a weep in the head somwhere. It is at the back of the engine and I can't find the hole. The Commodore leaks from the Powersteering box somewhere and the rocker cover gasket and the sump gasket. The Valiant leaks from the auto gearbox. My garage floor looks like as patchwork quilt !!! Once in a while I get some degreaser and wash them all down and they stay clean for a few days :-)

Cheers, Willem
Never a dull moment

Oil top-ups are cheap compared to those electronic rust prevention systems !!!!!
Brad

Well my td5 doesn't leak oil and never has.It also has the power, the grunt and the economy of a corolla,the pistons havn't cooked causing the engine to blow and fifth gear hasn't fallen off unlike some other unhappy individuals of a jap model.I reckon i don't have too much to complain about. mark.

HI all, Do the Landrover dealerships still give all new car buyers, six bags of sawdust or was that just a end of year 'runout' deal????? Michael

I've just sold a 300 Tdi Discovery which always leaked from the rocker cover, but nowhere else, so I was pleased about that.
My Td5 Defender lets dust in, but luckily leaks rain in as well, which washes some of it out!
And the wifes 12 year old Camry is still as oil drip free as it was when new!
But I'd still rather have a Land Rover.

Voxson,
I have a Rangie, it leaks, as mentioned by others it stops the rust so I've given up trying to fix it. Stops people tailgaiting the smell gets to them after a while the oil burning off the exhaust...............Keep the shiny side up

wow,, so everyone that has a leaking landrover seems quite happy.......... so there must be something in that?........

Maybe i will go and buy a driptray after all........_____________________________________________

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For what it's worth. I have a 14,000klm GU 3.0 that doesn't leak a drop. Matter of fact, it's perfect in every way. Apart from the fact that I can almost not remember what colour it is under all the mud, crud and crap all over it :-)

Josh.

Had a Series 1974 SWB III landy (original 4cylinder)that used to belong to the foresty commision originaly, went every where, did everything ever asked of it without the slightes bit of fuss! oil leaded from main oil seal and afew other places, then again after 250,000+ miles most stuff leakes after a while! for all the comfort of my newer 4Wd's I miss the old pommy truck, don't know what it is but other than the things that usually wear out like brakes(not that they every worked that well) a couple of clutchs & the odd wheel bearings the old beast never broke down, never broke any thing other than a side Mirror off the thing, I still visit the old girl, it's retired to a farm where it is used every day to drive around the paddocks! the cruiser my cousin bought at the same time is the pile of rust on the side of the hill, where it has sat for the last 10 years......
who cares if it leaks if it still goes!

theres an old saying about landrovers.
if it aint leaking oil theres probly none in it.new job coming so no fraser this time:-((

I've got a TD5 Disco that didn't leak, right up until my last venture. Now the 2 diffs and transfer case leak. Warranty will tighten the nuts though.

Slunnie